Many of you, who might be having the carrier locked versions of Samsung Galaxy S5 will be worried because it's very difficult to root it, as there is additional security measures implemented by the mobile networks for the Marshmallow 6.0.1 firmware. I have tried a lot of methods but most of them failed, that's when I realised that the best method to root carrier locked Galaxy Smartphones is using the pre-rooted firmware.

Please note that your phone should be rooted (on any firmware version) prior to trying this method.

So today we are going to have a detailed tutorial on rooting the Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900V for Verizon using the pre-rooted Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 firmware.

Please note that your phone memory should be backed up completely before starting this procedure. Also please don't forget to charge it to at least 80% of battery power. Your phone will lose warranty so please proceed with caution.

4. Once you are in "Download Mode" please connect your Galaxy S5 with the PC using the USB data cable.

5. Now open the "Odin" application and check for the "Added" message, if you are getting the message then you are good to go.

6. In the next step please click the "PDA" button in the Odin application and select the pre-rooted firmware file which you have already downloaded. Now click the "Start" button to start the flashing process.

The process will take a while so please wait for the flashing process to complete and once done your Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900V for Verizon will be installed with the latest rooted Marshmallow 6.0.1 firmware..... Enjoy...

If you have faced any issues while rooting your Galaxy S5 SM-G900V for Verizon running on Marshmallow 6.0.1, please feel free to post it in the comment section below, don't worry I will help you as fast I can.

I have the same problem, maybe the file is corrupt. I tried to compress it in TAR with different programs, but ODIN quits unexpectedly, I also tried different versions of ODIN, but it did not work. Would it be too much to ask you to upload the file in TAR format?

The latest security update has played the trick. Don't worry I will update this thread when we have an alternate solution. :-)

I have the same problem, maybe the file is corrupt. I tried to compress it in TAR with different programs, but ODIN quits unexpectedly, I also tried different versions of ODIN, but it did not work. Would it be too much to ask you to upload the file in TAR format?

Okay, everything downloaded, firmware converted from zip to tar, but I run Odin, select PDA, select the newly converted tar file, Then Odin closes unexpectedly, happens everytime. even when I choose to run everything as administrator

Then there is something wrong with your PC OS. I have tested it successfully even on Windows 10. Please try another computer.

Okay, everything downloaded, firmware converted from zip to tar, but I run Odin, select PDA, select the newly converted tar file, Then Odin closes unexpectedly, happens everytime. even when I choose to run everything as administrator

Hello, I am following the steps in this tutorial but I am stuck on Step 4.

Step 4 says to press the "PDA" button in the Odin application and select the pre-rooted firmware file which you have already downloaded. Now click the "Start" button to start the flashing process."

But when I press the PDA button and go to the pre-rooted firmware file, Odin does not find any files in the usable format of ".tar, .md5, .smd, .gz. or .tgz. This is after I have extracted all the files from the zip file that's available for download in your tutorial.

Please extract the contents and compress it in "tar" format and try again.

Hello, I am following the steps in this tutorial but I am stuck on Step 4.

Step 4 says to press the "PDA" button in the Odin application and select the pre-rooted firmware file which you have already downloaded. Now click the "Start" button to start the flashing process."

But when I press the PDA button and go to the pre-rooted firmware file, Odin does not find any files in the usable format of ".tar, .md5, .smd, .gz. or .tgz. This is after I have extracted all the files from the zip file that's available for download in your tutorial.

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